Sustainability Analyst

Sustainability Analyst — Apex ESG Advisory

Chicago, IL | June 2023 – Present

• Led Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory audits for 14 corporate clients, identifying carbon reduction strategies that decreased average footprints by 18% over an 18-month period.
• Developed and audited ESG disclosure reports under SASB, GRI, and TCFD frameworks for 6 Fortune 500 companies in professional services, achieving a 100% compliance record on all filings.
• Designed an automated carbon-tracking dashboard using Tableau and Excel, reducing client report compilation time from 15 business days to 4, representing a 73% increase in processing efficiency.
• Formulated waste diversion and water conservation programs for 8 client office facilities, increasing average recycling rates from 45% to 68% and diverting 140 tons of waste from landfills.

Junior Sustainability Analyst — Ecoreach Solutions

Evanston, IL | June 2021 – May 2023

• Assisted in writing 12 corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports by gathering and analyzing energy utility data from 50+ facilities with an data error rate of less than 1.5%.
• Conducted life cycle assessments (LCAs) for 4 client product lines, identifying design changes that reduced raw material carbon intensity by 9% and decreased unit production costs by 4%.
• Evaluated supplier sustainability compliance for a retail client, onboarding 35 vendors onto a tracking platform and improving supplier ESG compliance scores by 22% in 12 months.
• Trained 90+ client employees on waste management and energy conservation protocols, resulting in an 8% reduction in facility electricity consumption and saving $14,000 in utility costs.

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, Scope 1/2/3 carbon accounting, ESG disclosure frameworks, SASB, GRI, TCFD, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Carbon disclosure project (CDP), Environmental auditing, Waste diversion planning, Excel (advanced), Tableau, Power BI, Workiva, Measurabl, Stakeholder engagement

Supply Chain Carbon Footprint Audit

Role: Lead ESG Analyst

Tools: GHG Protocol, Excel, Tableau, Measurabl

Quantified Scope 3 supply chain emissions across 85 global suppliers, establishing a sustainable procurement policy that cut supplier emissions by 11%.

Zero-Waste Office Certification

Role: Sustainability Lead

Tools: TRUE Waste Standards, Excel, Power BI

Redesigned waste sorting and disposal flows for a 500-employee corporate office, achieving TRUE Zero Waste certification and saving $22,000 in landfill fees.

• FSA Credential (Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting) (2023)
• LEED Green Associate (2022)
• TRUE Advisor (Zero Waste) (2024)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Tree planting leader for Chicago Urban Forestry Initiative (2022–Present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice